Tie-plate



F. E. H'TzPATmcK.

TIE PLATE APPLICATION FILED 0CT20| 1919. r

1,338,43 1, Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

51m/vanto@ EEE-@fuman NTED STATES `'I JATENT GFFCE.

FRANK E. FITZPATRICK, OF'FONID DU LAC, WISCONSIN.

TIE-PLATE.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. FITZ- PATRIOK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fond du Lac, in the county of Fond du Lac and Stateof Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Tie-Plate, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to railway track construction, and moreparticularly to tie plates, employed for supporting the rails on theties, to eliminate wear on the ties, to

the end that the life of a tie is greatly increased.

rEhe primary object of the invention is to provide a tie plate havingmeans for locke ing the securing spikes, ordinarily used in securing therail to the ties, to prevent the same from working out of the ties inwhich the spikes are positioned.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tie plate havingintegral means extending` upwardly and contacting with the under side ofthe tread of the rail, for securing the rail against lateraldisplacement.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Fig. 6 illustrates a 'sectional view of a tie plate showing the railsupported theren on, this form of tie plate embodying a modi fied formof the invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designatesa tie, to

Application filed October 20, 1919.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

Serial No. 331,909.

which the tie plate 6, forming the subject matter of the invention, issecured.

This tie plate 6, is provided with the openings 7, disposed adjacent theends thereof, which openings are constructed to receive the securingspikes 8, which are employed in securing the tie plate to the tie 5.

The tie plate,l is formed of malleable iron, steel, or any suitablematerial, and is provided with the upwardly extending lugs 9, stampedfrom the body of the tie plate, the lugs 9 being shown as curved inopposite directions, the same being disposed adjacent opposite edges ofthe tie plate, and in a position to embrace opposite edges 0f the rail,supported thereby.

Disposed substantially intermediate the width of the tie plate, andformed adjacent opposite ends thereof, are the tongues 10, stamped fromthe body, and being curved downwardly, to provide means for engagingtransversely extending spikes 11, which spikes 11 contact with the headsof the spikes 8, the spikes 11 being driven, or otherwise positionedunder the tongues 10, after the spikes 8 have been ,properly positionedin the tie.

It will thus be seen that vertical movement of the spikes 8, caused byvibrations of trains running over the rails, supported thereon, isrestricted, and the spikes pre vented from displacement.

In the modified form of the invention as illustrated by Fig. 5 of thedrawing, the tie plate includes the sections 6 and 7', the adjacentedges thereof being provided with the coperating tongues 8, whereby thesections 6 and 7, are secured together.

It will thus be seen that in this form of the invention, the lugs 9,forming a part of the respective sections, may be driven to properlyembrace the flange of the rail, by inserting one end of each of thesections under the rail, and driving the same until the lugs 9 contactwith the rail.

Suitable securing spikes are then positioned in the openings 10, formedadjacent the corners of the tie plate, whereby the tie plate is securedto the tie.

In the modified form as illustrated by Fig. 6 of the drawing, the tieplate is constructed in substantially the same manner as the tie platedisclosed by Fig. 1 of the drawing, except that a relatively long arm11, is stamped from the central portion of Vthe tie plate, the samebeing bent upwardly to a position so that the same will engage the underside of the tread of the rail, as at 12, thus preventing overturning ofthe rail, with relation to the tie plate.

The lugs 13 are also stamped from the tie plate, and are disposed insuch position that the same will embrace the lower portion, or flange ofthe rail, to secure the same thereto. The usual securing spikes 14,extend through suitable openings in the tie plate, and secure the tieplate to the tie.

@n positioning a tie plate constructed in accordance with the presentinvention, the tie plate is moved to an angle so that the lugs 9,stamped therefrom, may pass the outer edges of the flange of the rail,whereupon the tie plate is moved so that the side edges thereof lie inplanes parallel to the side edges of the tie 5. Thus the lugs l1, arebrought to a position overlying the flanges of the rail.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is l. In a tie plate, abase, lugs stamped from the base and extending upwardly therefrom,tongues stamped from the body of the plate, substantially intermediatethe width thereof, said tonguesV extending toward the outer ends of theplate, said body having openings disposed adjacent the ends of theplate, said lugs adapted to embrace a portion of a rail, and saidtongues adapted to embrace spikes, which spikes are adapted to overliethe openings.

2. In a tie plate, a base, lugs stamped from the plate, and extending inopposite directions, tongues stamped from the plate, said tongues beingdisposed adjacent the ends thereof, and being curved downwardly, saidplate having spike receiving openings, and said tongues adapted toreceive securing means, which securing means is adapted to engage spikespositioned within the spike receiving openings.

3. In a tie plate, a base, lugs stamped from the base, and extending inopposite directions, tongues stamped from the base, adjacent the endsthereof, said tongues extending toward the ends of the base, said basehaving spike receiving openings formed on opposite sides of the tongues,and means embraced by the tongues, and overlying the spike receivingopenings for contacting with spikes positioned in the openings forpreventing displacement thereof.

4. In a tie plate, a base, lugs stamped from the base and extending inopposite directions, said lugs adapted to embrace the base of a rail,tongues formed on the plate adjacent the ends thereof, and intermediatethe width of the base, said plate having spikereceiving openings on,opposite sides of the tongues, metallic members embraced by the tonguesand overlying the spike receiving openings, said metallic membersadapted to engage spikes positioned within the spike receiving openings,and said metallic members having their ends extending downwardly.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK E. FIIZPr-iTB-IGK. `Witnesses E. J. SHAW, I-I. R. POTTER.

